Google for Educators


What is it?
  • Google Apps Education edition offers free (and ad-free) set of customizable tools that enable teachers, students and staff to work together and more efficiently.

How can you use it?
  • Google docs for group projects inside and outside the classroom (e.g., science labs, group presentations)
  • See Lesson Planslink below

Why would you use it?
  • Communcation: Enhance your community's dialogue with hosted email, shared calendars and integrated video chat.
  • Collaboration: Google Docs and Google Sites enable students and teachers to share documents online, at any time and from any location.
  • NETS Standards: 1 (Creativity), 2 (Collaboration), 3 (Information fluency), 5 9Digital Citizenship)

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